Your USGA Handicap

Exact Handicap  0.0
Playing Handicap  0
Last Change  0.0  []
 
Change in last Month  0.0
Change in last 6 Months  0.0
Change this Year  0.0


Cards Analysed

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Date Tee Course Slope Rating Tot Adj Card
17-Jul-05 tee Oak Royal GC 79 Edit
18-Jun-05 tee Oak Royal GC 86 Edit
11-Jun-05 tee Oak Royal GC 78 Edit
1-Jun-05 tee Oak Royal GC 90 Edit
25-May-05 tee Oak Royal GC 83 Edit
22-May-05 tee Oak Royal GC 87 Edit
15-May-05 tee The Dorset Golf And Co... 113.0 71.0 87 - Edit
2-May-05 tee Oak Royal GC 88 Edit
1-May-05 tee The Dorset Golf And Co... 113.0 71.0 93 - Edit
23-Apr-05 tee The Dorset Golf And Co... 113.0 71.0 90 - Edit
19-Mar-05 tee The Dorset Golf And Co... 113.0 71.0 85 - Edit
12-Mar-05 tee Oak Royal GC 95 Edit
5-Mar-05 tee Oak Royal GC 82 Edit

Elligble cards   4
Inelligble Cards   9 (missing course details)
Total Gross   355
ESC Gross   355
Inital Handicap   0.0
No. Recalculations   0

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The USGA Handicap System

General
The USGA (United States Golf Association) introduced a handicap system in the early 20th Century. The purpose of the system has always been to attempt to level the playing field for golfers of differing abilities, so that those golfers can compete equal. The 'Maximum Handicap Index' is 36.4 for men and 40.4 for women. Anything above this maximum must be designated with an “L” for local club use only (e.g. 45.0L).
Handicap Index
This is derived from a complicated formula that takes into account adjusted gross score (ESC), course rating and slope rating. With as few as five rounds, a player can get a handicap. Eventually, your handicap is calculated using the 10 best of your 20 most recent rounds.

At W18 your Initial Handicap is worked out by applying this formula to your earliest 5 elligble cards. This calculation is then re-applied for each subsequent card to work out your Handicap History and finally your Current USGA Handicap. With this you can then determine your course handicap.
Handicap Calculation
Handicap Calculation - Step 1
For each round the Handicap differential is calculated. This is the difference between your score and the course rating, adjusted for slope. The exact equation is this :
(Score minus Course Rating) x 113 divided by Slope Rating

Handicap Calculation - Step 2
Discover the required amount of differentials to use in the calculation. The following chart is used:
Rounds EnteredDifferentials Used
5-61 lowest
7-82 lowest
9-103 lowest
11-124 lowest
13-145 lowest
15-166 lowest
177 lowest
188 lowest
199 lowest
2010 lowest

Handicap Calculation - Step 3
Get an average of the selected differentials and multiply the result by .96 (96%). Then drop all the digits after the tenths (do not round off) and the result is your handicap index.
Course Handicap
Course handicap - not handicap index - is what actually tells a golfer how many strokes they are allowed on a particular course. Most golf courses have charts golfers can consult to get their course handicap. Alternately, golfers can use various online course handicap calculators, such as the one here. All that is needed is a USGA Handicap Index plus the slope rating of the course.

Once armed with course handicap, a golfer is ready to play on an equal basis with any other golfer in the world

USGA Extra Info

Course and Slope Rating
Course rating is the number of strokes a certain set of tees are expected to be played in by the upper-half of scratch golfers. A USGA Course Rating of 74.8 means that 74.8 is expected to be the average score of the best 50-percent of rounds played by scratch golfers.

Slope rating is a number representing the relative difficulty of a course for bogey golfers compared to course rating. Slope can range from 55 to 155, with 113 being considered a course of average difficulty.
Equitable Stroke Control (ESC)
Put in place to eliminate the effect of "distaster holes." You know, that one hole per round where you put three balls in the water and then 5-putt. It's also a way to combat those sandbaggers who intentionally blow up on a hole in order to raise their handicaps. The maximum number of strokes you can record for a hole is based on your course handicap (If you do not yet have a handicap, then your maximum allowed is used). The following chart is used to make the adjustment:

Course HandicapMaximum Score
9 or lessDouble Bogey
10 – 197
20 – 298
30 – 399
40 – 4910
50 or more11